Fuel Hoses Lines/piping And Fittings problems of the 2000 Ford Focus

Driving down the road and the car starts to slow down, even with me pushing the gas. I pulled over safely and the car stalled. I turned the key off thinking it was going to be like last time and I would just have to start it up again. Not this time, it acted like it was out of gas but with a half a tank that could not be it. I later got the car back to my house and started looking around. I found a rubber hose that was being compressed in when ever I tried starting the car. Later I found that the hose lead back to the gas line. I then over time started looking this up on the net and found out that it could be a recall and I am writing to let you know my story.

Please look into the fuel systems of the 2000 Ford Focus. My son and his friend were killed in an automobile accident on 12/8 in detroit, mi. Early that morning, they struck a fire hydrant and the car exploded (back of the engine fire). Earlier, in the summer of 2004, I had driven the car home, turned off the engine, and gone in the house. About 5 minutes later. I came out to go to dinner with my wife. . . The car wouldn't turn over. When I got out, I found gas spewed all over the street. I hosed down the area, and had the car towed to bill brown Ford-livonia, mi. The car was repaired, and I was assured that all was well. Now, 5-6 months later, this accident occurred. I am not suggesting that the accident (hitting the hydrant) wasn't my son's doing. However, the speed at which the accident occurred (est. At 35 mph) shouldn't have resulted in a fuel line break and fire. Please check into the incident. The incident report number (detroit police department) is 04146060. The VIN number of the car is 1fafp34p4yw217077. The service record at bill brown Ford will note a long history of fuel system problems, including the issue noted above (gas on the street). More than anything I want to prevent another tragedy. Please look into this matter.

After parking consumer returned and attempted to start the vehicle, but it did not start. Consumer smelled fuel odors inside the vehicle. Consumer left the vehicle to discover a pool of gas under the vehicle. Dealer examined the vehicle, and determined that the fuel line detached from the fuel tank. Connection of fuel line to the fuel tank and fuel line clip was repaired by service dealership. Vehicle was also tested by dealer.

Currently own a 2000 Ford Focus wagon with approximately 57,000 miles on it. In the last 3 months we have had 2 breakdowns that could of very easily ended tragically. 1st: 3 months ago the front driver side suspension spring sheared in half. The sharp shear of the spring went into the tire and ended ripped it apart. Thank god my wife and kids were only going 25 mph. 2nd: 1 week ago the fuel line clip attaching the fuel line to the gas tank burst into pieces in a parking lot of a local store as my wife was driving around. Again, thank god nobody was smoking nearby.

After driving to work and parking in the parking garage, went inside for about 20 minutes. Came back out to car to find a puddle of gasoline which had leaked from the fuel tank. A very dangerous fire hazard. The exhaust system was extremely hot and fuel had leaked all over it. Had to have the vehicke towed to the repair garage. . The problem ended up being that the cheap plastic fuel line quick-connector coming from the fuel pump to the fuel line had broken, causing the fuel line to come apart from the fuel pump, allowing fuel to spray all over the tank and exposed parts under the vehicle as well as the concrete garage floor. A spark or lit cigarette butt would have been disastrous. Fortunately a fire or explosion did not occur or their surely would have been fatalities.